Re: Icon library in EXE files

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From: Ken Halter (Ken_Halter_at_Use_Sparingly_Hotmail.com)
Date: 06/30/04 

Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2004 10:07:47 -0700

Bob wrote:
> Hello all:
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> I was wondering if in VB 6.0, there is a way to create icon libraries in an
> EXE file, similar to C. I want my EXE file to contain more than one icon,
> so that the user can choose from any of them for the shortcuts.

Add a resource file to the project and icons to the resource file. You
can do this with the 'VB 6 Resource Editor' add-in.

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> I appreciate your help.
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> Bob
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